The Arizona champion., 1887-01-22
TRIPLE MURDER.
JOHN \. KERRY FATALLY SHOT BY
 GEORGE HAWKE.
The rsrpetrator and His Brother Killed
 Fly Sigiiantes While In Jaii.

The people of Flagstaff were horri
 fed on Tuesday morning last to hea
 that during the night John N. Berr!
 had been shot while attempting tc luell disturbance which occurred il
 his place of business. The facts, a
 correctly as they can be ascertained
 arc as follows:
 During Monday evening cowboy
 named William Lamb-who, when he
 IS sober, is said to be very inoffen. sive, we'll behaved man-had been filling up on whiskey and becaae noisy and demonstrative generally. Shortly before midnight he entered Berry's saloon, where there was, at the time, a considerable number oi people, the most of whom were gath cred around monte game. Some playing and others looking on. Lamb was noisy and commenced singing, when George Hawks, who was one of the lockers on at the game ordered him to "shut up." This infuriated Lamb, who, not knowing who made the remark commenced abusing the company generally and wanted to whip the man who had interfered with him. He was very abusive in his talk and used aggravatin language, but af- ter while he cooled down somewhat and went out of doors At this time Mir. Berry was playing a game of whist with three other gentlemen in the back part of the saloon and took no part in the disturbance.
 About half past one o'clock Lamb returned to the saloon still very noisy and continued the row where he left of, when a younger brother William Hawks handed George a. revolver, naking a remark-so it is alleged by some who were present-that if George didn't whip Lamb he would give il to him (George). At this time Lamb was walking down the floor of the saloon towards the front door and the Hawks boys were behind him. when George Hawks stepped up and struck him two or three blows on the head with the pistol, In a moment there was general confusion and George Hawks appeared to be making break tor the door when young man known as the California Kid ran up behind him and pinioned his arms, Hawks still holding the revolver in front of him, in both hands.
 When the blows were struck MT. Berry was standing at the end of the counter near the door talking to gentleman and the barkeeper. He i'm mediately ran to the scene of the tu- mutt and evidently endcavored to wrest the revolver from Hawks, who was by this time in the grip of the man who had pinned him from be- hind. Exactly what happened then will never be known, pistol shot was heard and Berry cried out. Every body's attention was turned to the wounded man and in the confusion Hawks left the saloon and was seen with his brother to run down the street.
 Drs. Brannen and Cornish were at once in attendance and found that the ball had entered immediately under the ribs abou, three inches above and a little to the right of the umbilicus coming out about two inches from the spine. Nr. Berry fingered all day in great agony and died about $50 o'clock in the evening.
 George Hawks was arrested in bed early in the morning aud William Hawks was also arrested as an access. ory to the shooting.
 THE EXAMINATION.
 An examination was commenced be. fsre J. Y. Brothers, Justice of the